Microbicides | HIV.gov
WEBJun 16, 2021 · Reducing the number of people you have sex with. The more of these actions you take, the safer you will be. To learn more, see Lower Your Sexual Risk for HIV. Microbicides are experimental products that could be applied to or inserted into the vagina or rectum to safely prevent HIV acquisition.
Microbicides for sexually transmitted infections - Wikipedia
WEBMicrobicides for sexually transmitted infections are pharmacologic agents and chemical substances that are capable of killing or destroying certain microorganisms that commonly cause sexually transmitted infection (for example, the human immunodeficiency virus ).
Microbicides | The Well Project
WEBWhat Are Microbicides? Microbicides are products for reducing the transmission of HIV and/or other sexually transmitted infections or diseases (STIs or STDs). They are still being developed. Microbicides could come in many forms, including gels, creams, suppositories, films, lubricants, sponges, or vaginal rings.
Microbicides To Block Transmission of HIV
WEBNIAID supports research to develop microbicides, products that could be applied to or inserted into the vagina or rectum to safely block sexual transmission of HIV. A microbicide would deliver an anti-HIV agent to the mucus membranes lining the surface of the vagina or rectum through a product such as a gel, intravaginal ring, film, insert ...
Microbicides | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
WEBWhat are Microbicides? Microbicides are products applied inside the vagina or rectum to prevent HIV transmission through sex. Most microbicides that are being tested include antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, which fight the virus. There are several types of microbicides in development and testing today.
Microbicides: still a long road to success - Cell Press
WEBMicrobicides as well as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and preventive vaccines, if developed, provide such power. Microbicides are compounds that are applied topically aiming at protecting individuals from acquiring pathogenic microbes, in particular HIV-1.
What Are Microbicides? | International Partnership For Microbicides
WEBWhat Are Microbicides? Microbicides are biomedical products being developed to protect healthy people from becoming infected with HIV during sex. Some microbicides are being designed only for women as vaginal products, and others would be rectal products that both men and women could use.
Microbicides: New HIV Prevention Products for Women
WEBUSAID has long been a leader in the research and development (R&D) of safe, effective, and affordable microbicides – biomedical products that women can use to protect themselves from HIV infection.
Microbicides and HIV: A Review and an update - PMC
WEBIn such a scenario, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and microbicides have emerged as newer options of prevention. Microbicides are referred to as topical PrEP. They are compounds that can be applied inside the vagina or rectum to protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV.
Fact Sheet - U.S. Agency for International Development
WEBAs an Agency committed to international development and a key partner in the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), USAID supports the development of microbicides (products that can be applied vaginally to prevent sexual transmission of HIV) as one of several methods to address this urgent and …
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